From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 15:57:28 +0000
From: David Johnston dj@symbionics.co.uk
Subject: Copying files..
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> Now this one I can get right. Real programmers don't use cp -r!
>
> {cd source-subtree; tar c .} | {cd dest-subtree; tar x}
>

I can feel an alias coming on.

David